I think you did well to pass on the 993 Targa, they are notorious for squeaks and rattles from the roof. The revised 996 and 997 were slightly better but still not fully resolved. When Porsche reintroduced the ‘Targa’ in the 991, the move back to the proper targa panel was a wise one; not only a better looking vehicle but also lacking the issues of the three previous versions.
I remember chatting with a manager at a Porsche AD, prior to the launch of the 991, about halo models and ones to avoid and his sage advice was: ‘I love all the 911s bar the Targa. Never buy one of those, the noises the roof will make will drive you mad. We can cure them for a bit but they always come back.’
